![]() ![]() If you prefer not to smell someone else’s stale race sweat and melted off aftershave, you can bring your own helmet, but it must be a professional-type driving helmet. If you’re not a little weird like I am and plan to only do this with your kiddos, here are some things you should know about taking your kids to NOLA motorsports… Helmets Requiredįirst off, all racers are provided a super glamorous racing cap as well as a quality helmet. There are actual karting leagues at NOLA and even the regular adult heats on a random Wednesday night are scored and ranked for winners. Then add in 17 other drivers, a narrow and winding track, and competitive spirit. ![]() This might not seem like much, but just think about a Power Wheels that goes max 5MPH and multiply that by 9. How fast? Well, the adult carts go 45MPH and the junior carts go 25MPH. It’s serious, it’s intense and, most of all, it’s freaking FAST. Karting at NOLA motorsports is not a leisurely, or even good-ol-fun, pursuit. Also, the karts at NOLA motorsports were in a completely different league than I’d ever experienced. I’d totally forgotten to account for the fact that A.) My husband, too, has a need for speed and is quite a skilled driver and B.) I had about 50 post-baby lbs on him and was considerably less aerodynamic. I just knew I was going to get to NOLA Motorsports, find the fastest kart, drive like Mario Andretti, and finish first in a blaze of butt-whooping glory. I’d spent many a night of my childhood at Celebration Station, scoping out the kart track for the fastest kart and making a beeline to it once the previous race was over. The venue was my choice and I spent the two weeks leading up to the date talking smack to him about how he was going down. ![]() The first time I ever went to NOLA Motorsports it was actually on post-third-baby date with my husband. It hosts both amateur and professional racing events and is home to the south’s fastest karting track with over 80 configurations. So what is NOLA Motorsports? It’s a 700-acre racing facility comprised of automobile racing tracks, drag strips, indoor event venues, and karting tracks, located about 20 minutes outside of New Orleans at 11075 Nicolle Blvd in Avondale, LA. Not that little girls can’t be into adrenaline and fast cars because I definitely was! I’m just willing to bet boys are, on average, *more* interested in these things and I am SO here for it. Pirouettes and sleek hair buns? Not so much my thing. I’m a way better boy mom than I would have been a girl mom. I have 3 boys and, not to toot my own horn, but I’m a pretty good boy mom. ![]()
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